Grid Storage

BYD Earns Contract for “World’s Largest Grid-Scale Battery Storage Projects” in Saudi Arabia

Grid-scale energy storage is all the rage. Battery costs have come down tremendously in the past decade, and that has enabled large-scale battery storage projects to help the grid balance out supply and demand. This is also particularly useful for integrating low-cost but intermittent renewable energy projects — terawatts worth … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a bunch of shipping containers containing grid batteries sitting on concrete pads under a shining blue sky

California’s Battery Storage Fire: Precursor Or Outlier?

A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]

US DOE SOLVE IT Prize Awards $1.5 Million To Communities Driving Clean Energy Projects

DOE announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure Technologies (SOLVE IT) Prize, awarding winning teams $150,000 each for their proposed community-driven clean energy solutions. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 10 Phase 2 winners of the Solutions for Lasting, Viable Energy Infrastructure … [continued]

Slide from ISGF India utility professional seminar on hydrogen for energy by Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist, TFIE Strategy

Hydrogen for Energy Serves Fossil Fuel Interests, Not Climate Change or Economy

The long-running seminar series for India’s utility professionals through the India Smart Grid Forum closed with hydrogen. The hype glitter is starting to tarnish, but there is still a lot of substance-less shiny noise around the molecule. To that end, I stepped through the challenges and why hydrogen is virtually … [continued]

This Chart Shows How California Is Massively Extending Solar Use Into The Evening

As solar energy became a larger and larger portion of California electricity generation, there were rising concerns about the infamous “duck curve.” Solar energy was starting to dominate midday electricity generation, forcing curtailments even, while peak electricity demand in the evening was a tad too late for solar to be … [continued]